7 Quick Takes (Vol. 6) & QOTW: September 28, 2012

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This week, you get both my 7 quick takes AND my quotes of the week. I decided it was time to lighten things up a bit. I told y’all September might by dicey. Yesterday proved it was.

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I know I promised a post this week about Luke’s rockstar birthday party. Pinky swear I didn’t forget. As a matter of fact, the post is written and ready to go live. Except, well, you’ll find out next week. I’m all about the cliffhangers, aren’t I? But, as Julia Roberts says, “Good surprise.”

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Last week, I submitted my article to a Catholic magazine. Whew, hitting the send button made me a little nervous. It’s one thing to just yammer on here at Team Whitaker and delete the comments that are mean. This is the real deal, though. When/if it goes live, I’ll let you know the details.

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Okay, time for your quote/story of the week. This is a good one. On our van drives home, I typically ask Will how his day went. He shared with me a conversation that he had in religion class. It goes a little something like this:

Friend: “In a perfect world, the Aggies would lose every game and the Longhorns would win every game.”Will: “No, in a perfect world it would be the other way around.”Sr. Jude Andrew: “Yeah, I agree with Will.”Will: “You can’t argue with a Sister.”Friend: “True.”

HAHAHAHAHA! Yet another reason to love the Ann Arbor Dominicans.

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Several weeks ago (ahem, maybe more?) a wonderful online company asked if I would review a book and then provide it as a giveaway. Said book is “The Handbook for Catholic Moms” by Lisa Hendey. No spoilers yet, but the review IS coming your way next week. Stick around if you’ve been wondering if you should give it a read.

I originally had this as my parting bit of cuteness {And, because this is just the cutest dang thang, may I present: Joseph and the Coat of Many Colors.} except Instagram and WordPress are arguing. Maybe they’ll make up later today. Until then, you can always give my 10 tips for celebrating your preemie’s birthday a read over on PreemieBabies101. Note, the adorable picture there IS working. Make it a great weekend!

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